Shine a Light on That Poop

Two ordinance amendments were passed, as indicated below:
Nuisances Affecting Health (Section 215.010 A 19)
"Exterior Real Estate Lighting. Exterior Lighting in the City shall be arranged, constructed and/or installed in such a manner that the beam of light from each light source shall be directed away form neighboring properties and confined to the area of the subject property on which the exterior light source is located. It is declared a nuisance to arrange, maintain or install on or more light sources on real estate in the City in such a manner that the beam of light from light source is directed on the neighboring properties."

I know you might be scratching your head by now, going "Huh?" Although there may be other situations in the City, there is one particular West side situation that seemed to propagate the amendment. In fact during the discussion of the amendment, the City Attorney had to caution Alderman DeJong regarding his reference to this specific situation. In any event, before installing outdoor lighting, better check with the City...or your alderman.

Restraint and Other Prohibited Acts (Section 205.090)
"Prohibited Acts. The following acts are hereby declared to be prohibited and it shall be unlawful for any person to engage in or allow an animal owned by or possessed by such person to engage in the following activities:
A. Fail to prevent any animal from leaving the owner's premises unless said animal is under restraint as defined in this Chapter, or
B. Keep a vicious animal, or
C. Allow any animal to:
1. Continually bark, howl, yelp or make loud and raucous noises; or
2. Trespass upon the private property of another and damage vegetation; or
3. Spread garbage and trash along a road side or otherwise create an unsanitary condition.
4. No person owning or responsible for an animal shall permit the animal to defecate on any publicly owned property or right-of-way or on any private property other than property owned or leased by the person owning or responsible for the animal. If said person allows the animal to defecate on said property, that person must immediately remove the excrement and properly dispose of it in a sanitary manner."

Discussion of the amendment was a bit humorous as the original wording had dog instead of animal. What about tigers? Anyway it was amended to animal, so you owners of cats (and tigers) buck up. You have to agree there should be no argument from us pet owners on what to do. Our property is one thing, but right of way, others property, Parks, WLIC access areas...pick it up.